Poet/poetic source: Anonymous poet
Poetic form/text type: madrigal
Music composer: Giaches de Wert (1535-1596)
Music source: Il decimo libro de madrigali a5 voci (Angelo Gardano press, Venice, 1591)
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Ite ardenti sospiri, nati del duol che mi consuma e strugge, seguite che mi strugge e prend'in gioco i miei gravi martiri: combattete quel core fin che rompa il suo ghiaccio il vostro adore. |
Go, burning sighs, born of the grief that consumes and torments me, follow what which tortures me and mocks my great sufferings: fight that heart until your adoration breaks its ice. |